by John Prados
Task Force 16, 126, 184
Task Force 17, 25, 126
Task Force 36, 286
Task Force 61, 52, 53, 62, 64, 74, 138, 145, 149
Task Force 62, 106
Task Force 64, 108, 111–12, 126, 169, 188
Task Force 67, 203–4, 219
Task Force II, 24
Third Fleet, 279
3rd Marine Division, 241, 324
Thirteenth Air Force, 278, 320, 321, 348
339th Fighter Squadron, 272, 321
25th Infantry Division, 213, 220, 221, 241
USS Aaron Ward (destroyer), 263
USS Amberjack (submarine), 121
USS Anderson (destroyer), 156
USS Argonne (transport ship), 102
USS Astoria (cruiser), 58
USS Atlanta (cruiser), 169, 170, 176–77, 180, 288
USS Ballard (destroyer), 105
USS Barton (destroyer), 174
USS Blue (destroyer), 68, 72
USS Boise (cruiser), 112, 114
USS Bunker Hill (aircraft carrier), 343, 344
USS Chester (cruiser), 129
USS Chevalier (destroyer), 311
USS Chicago (cruiser), 58, 225–26, 241, 245, 250
USS Cleveland (cruiser), 328
USS Colorado (battleship), 199
USS Columbia (cruiser), 309, 328
USS Craven (destroyer), 303
USS Cushing (destroyer), 172, 176, 177
USS Denver (cruiser), 328, 330, 345
USS Duncan (destroyer), 115
USS Dunlap (destroyer), 303
USS Enterprise (aircraft carrier), 38, 52, 59, 73, 74, 76–77, 99, 122, 126, 129, 135, 138–41, 143, 145, 147–50, 153–55, 158, 161, 168, 169, 179–85, 197, 223, 224, 225, 241, 279
USS Essex (aircraft carrier), 343
USS Farenholt (destroyer), 115
USS Flying Fish (submarine), 181, 187
USS Gamble (destroyer), 78
USS Gato (submarine), 30
USS Guardfish (submarine), 30, 325
USS Gwin (destroyer), 191, 286, 291
USS Helena (cruiser), 112, 114, 169, 172, 175, 176, 178, 180, 287, 288
USS Honolulu (cruiser), 205, 206, 219, 287, 291
USS Hornet (aircraft carrier), 98, 99, 110, 111, 122, 126, 138, 140–43, 145, 147–50, 152–53, 155–57, 226, 252
USS Hull (destroyer), 51
USS Independence (aircraft carrier), 343
USS Indiana (battleship), 199
USS Jarvis (destroyer), 61
USS Juneau (cruiser), 142, 169, 175, 180
USS Lexington (aircraft carrier), 24, 26, 36–39
USS Long Island (aircraft carrier), 72
USS Louisville (cruiser), 225
USS Mahan (destroyer), 157
USS McCalla (destroyer), 202
USS McCawley (destroyer), 17, 286
USS Minneapolis (cruiser), 204, 205
USS Montpelier (cruiser), 224, 225, 242, 323, 327, 329–31
USS Morris (destroyer), 152
USS Mugford (destroyer), 60
USS Mustin (destroyer), 156
USS Nautilus (submarine), 227
USS New Mexico (battleship), 199
USS New Orleans (cruiser), 205
USS North Carolina (battleship), 76, 77, 99, 199
USS Northampton (cruiser), 152, 205
USS O’Bannon (destroyer), 311
USS O’Brien (destroyer), 99
USS Pensacola (cruiser), 152, 205
USS Plunger (submarine), 219
USS Porter (destroyer), 147, 226
USS Portland (cruiser), 147, 169, 171, 180
USS Preston (destroyer), 191
USS Princeton (aircraft carrier), 279, 323, 336, 337
USS Quincy (cruiser), 58
USS Radford (destroyer), 279
USS S-38 (submarine), 57, 66
USS S-44 (submarine), 57, 66
USS St. Louis (cruiser), 287, 291
USS Salt Lake City (cruiser), 112
USS San Diego (cruiser), 153
USS San Francisco (cruiser), 169, 170, 175, 177, 178, 180
USS San Juan (cruiser), 147, 149
USS Saratoga (aircraft carrier), 51, 73, 74, 76, 88, 98, 99, 199, 223, 224, 279, 286, 323, 336, 337
USS Selfridge (destroyer), 311
USS Smith (destroyer), 148, 159
USS South Dakota (battleship), 126, 147–49, 157, 169, 184, 188, 191–94
USS Sterett (destroyer), 115–16, 171, 172, 176, 180, 263, 323
USS Strong (destroyer), 287
USS Sturgeon (submarine), 23
USS Taylor (destroyer), 297
USS Trout (submarine), 179, 187
USS Vincennes (cruiser), 58
USS Walke (destroyer), 191
USS Washington (battleship), 103, 126, 157, 169, 184, 187–89, 192, 193
USS Wasp (aircraft carrier), 50–51, 62, 88, 89, 99, 102, 160, 226
USS Wichita (cruiser), 225
USS Yorktown (aircraft carrier), 4, 36, 37, 39
USS Zane (destroyer), 286
Val dive-bombers, 76, 141, 142, 147, 151, 152, 218, 219, 263–65, 267, 319, 326, 345
Van Der Rhoer, Edward, 111, 270
Vandegrift, Alexander Archer, 17, 18, 49–52, 64, 65, 67, 71, 79, 91–93, 95, 96, 101, 104–6, 115, 118, 122, 132, 133, 138, 161, 166, 188, 206, 212, 220, 312, 313, 323, 324
Vella Gulf, Battle of, 302–4
Vella Lavella, 29, 218, 228, 304, 306, 307, 309, 313–14, 318, 320, 356
Battle of, 310–11
Vila, 277–78, 285–87, 296, 306, 308
Vose, James E., Jr., 143, 344
Vouza, Jacob, 91
Waddell, Charles J., 313
Waddell, Nick, 29
Wakatsuki (destroyer), 339, 340, 342
Wake Island, 48, 112, 322
Walker, Frank R., 310–11
Wallace, John G., 178
Walton, Frank E., 317
Warfield, Thomas G., 296
Watanabe, Yasuji, 100, 209, 210, 222, 258, 268, 269, 273–75
Welch, Vivian, 139
Wenger, Joseph N., 237
Westholm, Rollin, 292–93
Whitlock, Duane, 229
Widhelm, William J. “Gus,” 142
Wilbourne, William W., 178
Wilkes, Raymond H., 334
Wilkinson, Theodore S., 302, 307, 313, 323
William Ward Burrows (transport), 86, 87
Williams, Evan K., 143
Williams, Jack, 269
Willoughby, Charles A., 34, 239
Woodlark Island, 283, 316, 320
Woodrough, Fred, 270
Wright, Carleton H., 203–5
Wright, Ham, 269
Yamada, Sadatoshi, 26–27, 37, 41, 56–58, 60, 65
Yamamori, Kamenosuke, 260–61
Yamamoto, Isoroku, 1–3, 5–9, 12, 56, 68, 70, 71, 73, 83, 97, 101, 111, 115, 116, 120, 123, 126–28, 132, 136, 150, 151, 154, 156, 157, 161–64, 166, 180, 181, 196, 198, 200, 207–10, 212, 217, 222, 223, 230, 244, 257–62, 265, 267–76, 278, 280–83, 351, 353, 354, 357–61
Yamamoto, Masahide, 139, 152, 157, 228
Yamamoto, Yuji, 185, 209
Yamashiro, Katsumori, 298–301, 310
Yamato (battleship), 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 21, 68, 100, 101, 116, 125, 126, 130, 131, 161, 201, 223
Yokota, Minoru, 98, 112, 180
Yoshihara, Kane, 253–55
Young, Cassin, 178
Yubari (cruiser), 25, 284, 286, 340, 342, 345, 346
Yudachi (destroyer), 80, 93, 172, 174–76
Yugumo (destroyer), 311, 312
Yukikaze (destroyer), 175, 179, 253, 254, 290, 291
Yunoki, Shigeru, 176, 177, 219
Yura (cruiser), 134, 135, 158
Zero fighters, 11, 13, 22, 23, 26, 27n, 37, 50, 59, 61, 76, 84–87, 109, 110, 140–42, 151, 152, 218, 253, 254, 262–67, 273, 278, 284, 287, 320, 326, 333, 344, 345, 355
Zuiho (aircraft carrier), 124, 140, 141, 143, 145, 158, 223, 252, 254, 261–63, 265, 266
Zuikaku (aircraft carrier), 9, 35, 36, 39, 58, 76, 77, 84, 100, 124, 137, 139, 143, 145, 148, 151, 153, 157, 162, 222, 223, 249, 261, 262, 265, 266